Baseball Preview: Nebraska City Pioneers vs. Crete Cardinals
Nebraska City is 7-0 against Crete since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Nebraska City Pioneers will be playing at home against the Crete Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. Nebraska City will be strutting in after a win while Crete will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, Nebraska City narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Beatrice 4-3.
Zac Hawley spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on two hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nebraska City's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Keston Holman, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Crete was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Blair.
Nebraska City's victory bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Crete, their loss dropped their record down to 7-14.
Nebraska City skirted past Crete 4-3 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Nebraska City repeat their success, or does Crete have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
